JEREMIAH Definition & Meaning

Jeremiah

[ jer-uh-mahy-uh ]

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noun

a Major Prophet of the 6th and 7th centuries b.c.
a book of the Bible bearing his name. : Jer.
a male given name.

Jeremiah

/ ˌ��ɛ��ɪˈ��ɪə /

noun

Old Testament
1. a major prophet of Judah from about 626 to 587 bc
2. the book containing his oracles
a person who habitually prophesies doom or denounces contemporary society

Jeremiah

A major Israelite prophet ; also, a book of the Old Testament that chronicles his life and records his angry lamentations about the wickedness of his people.

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Notes

A “jeremiad” is any long lamentation or angry denunciation.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·��·��·�� ��·��·��·��·ic [jer-, uh, -mahy-, an, -ik]; adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Jeremiah¹

From Late Latin Jeremias, Hieremias, from Greek �ᾱ��í��, from Hebrew �۾��ĕ��(ū) “God is high; God will exalt”

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"For our parents that is a lot of money," said Mr Jeremiah, chief operating officer at the Nottinghamshire-based trust.

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Pearson: I would be playing piano, and Jeremiah would be walking in, playing a saxophone up in the air.

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Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu sprinted to 60m gold in a dramatic photo finish at the World Athletics Indoor Championships to secure the first global title of his career.

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McEnany, a devout Christian, also quoted scripture in her announcement, including this line from Jeremiah 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.”

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And in the meantime, audiences still want diverse stories and will show up to authentic movies they feel represent them, said Jeremiah Abraham, chief executive of multicultural marketing and communications firm Tremendous.

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